Mallinella immaculata, Zhang, Bao-Shi & Zhu, Ming-Sheng, 2009

Zhang, Bao-Shi & Zhu, Ming-Sheng, 2009, Three new species of the ant spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 (Araneae: Zodariidae) from China, Zootaxa 2212, pp. 62-68 : 65-66

Mallinella immaculata sp. nov.

( Figs 7–9 )

Type material: Male holotype from Daqing Mts. Longzhou County (22°18΄N, 106°42΄E), Pingxiang City, Guangxi Province, China, 14 May 2006, M.S. Zhu leg. ( MHBU). Paratypes: Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Pak Chong District, Khao Yai NP, nature trail (14º24.5'N, 101º22.4'E), 1, male, 750 m, 20.viii.2006, P. Dankittipakul leg. [ MHNG]; 3 males, 15.x.2006 [ MHNG]; 3 males, 15.ix.2006 [ MHNG, TNHM]; 2 males, 15.vii.2006 [ TNHM]; 2 males, 1.viii.2006 [ MHNG]. All P. Dankittipakul leg.

Diagnosis: Male resemble those of Mallinella kelvini ( Bosmans & Hillyard, 1990) ( Bosmans & Hillyard, 1990: 148, f. 4–10) from Sulawesi in the general structure of the epigyne and palpal organ, but differs from the latter species by: (1) the tip of retrolateral apophysis wide in retrolateral view, the latter thin; (2) the median apophysis on tegulum wide, the latter thin; (3) the embolus originates from the back of embolic base, the latter originates prolaterally of embolic base ( Figs 8–9 ).

Etymology: The specific name refers to opisthosoma without patterns.

Description: Male. Holotype Total length 5.41: prosoma 3.16 long, 2.24 wide; opisthosoma 3.16 long, 2.04 wide.

Colour. Carapace ( Fig. 7 ) dark brown. Each eye ringed with black. Chelicerae dark brown. Endites graybrown, the end gray. Labium dark brown, the end gray. Sternum dark brown. Coxae, trochanters, femora and patellae of legs gray; tibia, metatarsi and tarsi gray-brown. Dorsum and venter of opisthosoma gray, without patterns.

Prosoma ( Fig. 7 ). Carapace longer than wide with a longitudinal median furrow. Eyes: both the eye rows procurved in dorsal view. Diameters of eyes: AME 0.08, ALE 0.08, PME 0.06, PLE 0.06. Interdistances of eyes: AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.05, PME–PME 0.08, PME–PLE 0.16, ALE–PLE 0.03. MOA 0.19 long, front width 0.21, back width 0.19. Clypeus height 0.61 and furnished with few hair. Endites end armed with dense black hair. Labium triangular, 0.25 long, 0.25 wide. Sternum 0.68 long, 0.60 wide and furnished with sparse black hair, its lateral margin with small, pointed extensions fitting in coxal concavities of legs.

Opisthosoma ( Fig. 7 ). Oval, longer than wide. Posterior spinnerets much shorter than anterior ones.

Legs. Metatarsi II–IV with ventral hair tufts in the apical part. Leg spination: Femora: I d 0-1-1-1-1, pl 1(ap); II d 0-1-1-1-1, pl 1(ap), r0-1-1; III d 0-1-1-1-1, pl 0-1-0-1-1, rl 0-0-1-0-1; IV d 0-1-0-1-1-1, pl 0-1-1-1, rl 1(ap); patellae: I–II pl 1; III–IV pl 1-1; tibia: I pl 1-0-1; vp1-0-1, vr1-1-1; II pl 1-0-1, vp0-0-1, vr1-1-1; III d1-1-0, pl 1-1-1, rl 0-1-1, vp1-1-1, vr0-0-1; IV d1-1-0, pl 1-1-1, rl 1-1-1, vp1-1-1-1, vr1-0-1-1; metatarsi: I pl 1(ap), vp0-1-1, vr1-1-1; II pl 0-1-1, vp2-2-2; III pl 1(ap), dp1-1-1, dr1-1-0-1-0-1, v2-2 -2; IV pl 1(ap), dp1-1- 1-1, dr1-1-1, vp0-1-1-1-1, vr 0-1-1-0-1. Measurements of legs: leg I 8.36 (2.14, 0.82, 1.42, 2.45, 1.53), II 8.26 (2.14, 0.82, 1.84, 2.24, 1.22), III 8.16 (2.14, 0.82, 1.63, 2.35, 1.22), IV 10.10 (2.55, 0.92, 2.24, 3.06, 1.33). Leg formula: 4123.

Male palp ( Figs 8–9 ). Retrolateral apophysis of tibia wide digitiform, more wider at the base, ventral apophysis small; median apophysis on tegulum large, its tip rostrated and point to retrolateral, embolus filiform, without lateral embolic ramus.

Female unknown.

Distribution: China (Guangxi Province) and Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima).

Remark: During the refereeing process of this paper, the referee also examined the species of M. immaculata sp. nov. collected in Thailand. Here adopts the referee’s suggestion that add the material collected in Thailand as paratypes of M. immaculata sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 9. Mallinella immaculata sp. nov., 7, body, dorsal view; 8, left palpal organ, ventral view; 9, same, retrolateral view. Scale bars: 1 mm.